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Legal Week news round-up: the best of 2011
After another year of twists and turns in the legal market, including a spate of mergers and international office openings, as well as a number of high profile hires and internal changes, here are the highlights of another 12 months from the legal ind...
23 Dec 2011 | 09:47 | 
Herbert Smith & A&O score roles on multi-billion dollar Rosneft financing
Herbert Smith and Allen & Overy (A&O) have both advised on a multi-billion dollar financing facility for Russian oil giant Rosneft. A Herbert Smith team led by Moscow finance partner Edward Baring has advised Barclays Bank as agent with 12 other leadi...
19 Dec 2011 | 10:34 |
Soc Gen names new panel with dozen firms winning places
Societe Generale has concluded a review of its global panel, with firms including Allen & Overy and Herbert Smith appointed. The roster, which will take effect in the New Year (1 January), also sees UK firms Clifford Chance, Hogan Lovells, Norton Ros...
16 Dec 2011 | 15:36 |
BLP grows projects practice with hire of Allen & Overy partner
Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has turned to Allen & Overy (A&O) for its latest hire, taking projects partner Andrei Baev. Baev joins the top 15 UK firm's finance practice today (14 December) from A&O's London office. He has worked at the firm for 11 y...
14 Dec 2011 | 11:45 |
A&O global corporate co-head Hepkema to retire from partnership
Allen & Overy (A&O) global corporate co-head Sietze Hepkema is set to retire from the partnership in January and take on an of counsel position at the firm. Hepkema, who has played a significant role in the firm's global management for more than te...
12 Dec 2011 | 11:24 |
A&O, Bingham and CC among firms on €1.3bn Quinn restructuring
Allen & Overy (A&O), Bingham McCutchen and Clifford Chance (CC) are among a raft of firms to have advised on the €1.3bn (£1.1bn) restructuring of business conglomerate Quinn group. A&O advised Quinn led by London restructuring managing partner E...
09 Dec 2011 | 11:54 |
Linklaters and A&O lead on Oman power plant debt financing
Linklaters and Allen & Overy (A&O) have advised on the $1.25bn (£795m) debt financing of Oman’s Sur Independent Power Project (Sur IPP) alongside Norton Rose. Norton Rose is advising the project’s sponsors, Phoenix Power Company – a speci...
08 Dec 2011 | 00:00 |
Law Firm of the Year: Allen & Overy
David Morley, senior partner of Allen & Overy (A&O), was on hand to collect the Law Firm of the Year Award – the penultimate award of the night at the British Legal Awards. The judges described A&O as a genuine international success story, an accola...
08 Dec 2011 | 00:00 |
Trio advise as SAP makes $3.4bn acquisition
Allen & Overy (A&O), Jones Day and Morrison & Foerster have lined up to advise on the $3.4bn (£2.2bn) acquisition of solution provider SuccessFactors by software maker SAP, writes The Am Law Daily.
06 Dec 2011 | 10:20 |
A&O continues global growth with launch of new base in Istanbul
Allen & Overy (A&O) has become the latest law firm to announce a launch in Istanbul, with London banking partner Charles Lindsay set to relocate to Turkey to head up the new office. The office will focus on providing English law advice on project f...
05 Dec 2011 | 10:25 |
A&O bolsters new Washington office with City partner secondment
Allen & Overy (A&O) has relocated senior City capital markets partner Boyan Wells to Washington DC in a bid to help get the newly-launched office off the ground. Wells, who is one of the most prominent partners in A&O’s capital markets practice and ...
02 Dec 2011 | 11:17 |
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A&O, Clydes and Centrica among winners at British Legal Awards 2011
Allen & Overy (A&O), Clyde & Co and Centrica were among the winners at last night’s (1 December) British Legal Awards, in London's Old Billingsgate Market. A&O scooped up the coveted law firm of the year award, seeing off competition from Clydes, Ho...
02 Dec 2011 | 10:44 |
Simmons and A&O advise on £200m Thomas Cook lifeline
Simmons & Simmons and Allen & Overy (A&O) have taken lead roles on the rescue of stricken UK travel giant Thomas Cook. Thomas Cook, which appeared to be on the brink of bankruptcy last week, negotiated a £200m loan facility on 25 November with a c...
01 Dec 2011 | 00:00 |
Freshfields to cut back partners in London real estate practice
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is set to cut a number of partners in its City real estate practice as a result of the continued difficulties in the property market. The magic circle law firm is planning to ask around two partners to leave the firm ove...
01 Dec 2011 | 00:00 |
CC and A&O act in €3bn bond deal to bail out Irish
Clifford Chance (CC) and Allen & Overy (A&O) have taken lead roles on a €3bn (£2.6bn) bond sale by the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF), the latest part of the financial assistance programme for Ireland. CC advised the euro-zone bail...
01 Dec 2011 | 00:00 |
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